What a wonderful day it was for all the cricket lovers and Sachin fans.
While in the office, I was surfing the Tendulkar Opus (http://tendulkaropus.com/static.php?page=index2) and reading some comments on Sachin Tendulkar, watching his statistics, viewing his records up-to-date and let me tell you, they are just marvelous. Sachin is a kind of personality, its more than a treat reading his stories, interviews and looking at his profile. When he flashes the news or newspapers, every Indian has a reason to smile no matter what life hails for them.
While I was reading, 43 ODI centuries and 42 Test centuries were already in his basket. Some of the hair-raising comments on him by maestros like Sir Don Bradman, Steve Waugh, Shane Warne, Brian Lara, etc were more than making my reading exciting. I also came along many (and by this I literally mean innumerable) websites/blogs/pages dedicated to the God of cricket, created by his diehard fans all throughout the world.
And when I went home, yet another tonne was knocked by the little master (little exemplifies only his height, he is bigger than the biggest when it comes to glory). I was so happy from within. I just forgot how my day went at the office and was enjoying the game. And it was a match and a series winning knock of hundred by the God himself.
It is so easy for him to beat the runs under any given circumstances, on any field, in any country, against any team with sheer determination and with the zeal to succeed even himself everytime. Otherwise, how would you justify a man (he is more than just a man, he is GOD) knocking yet another century when being in his 20th year in the game, when almost 4rd generations of cricket has been mortalized in front of him. Back when he was just 17, he hit his first century and down the line, even after 20 years he delivers world class cricket by hitting his 44th ODI century.
His records are remarkable in the field of sports. His dedication, involvement and gift to the entire nation in particular and to the entire world in general is tremendous. He is someone, the entire India is proud of. No matter of caste, color or creed, no matter of whether you are a student or worker, no matter if you even don’t watch the game, every individual is fond of this man. Such is his aura. People respect him and there can be riots when anything goes against him.
Had it not been for him, probably the love for cricket wouldn’t grow to such an extent for all of us. Its more than a privilege to belong to a generation when GOD himself played for India.
To sum it all, I'll just say one statement about Sachin what Einstein had said about Gandhi: "Generations to come will scarcely believe that such a one as This, ever in flesh and blood, walked the Earth".
Hail Sachin :-)
No comments:
Post a Comment